Sluggard School | Fool | Pastor Ed Young

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#proverbs #laziness #biblestudy #work Sluggard School | Fool | Pastor Ed Young Work is from God. God gave us work before sin entered the planet. Work is a gift. God gave us a platform where we could pursue our purposes. The Scripture says whatever you do, do it like God is your CEO. In the Book of Proverbs, God talks about the person who is diligent and compares him to the sluggard: Proverbs 6:6-8 (NIV) “Go to the ant, you sluggard consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.” The ant has no one telling him what to do. He has no boss or coach encouraging him along the way. The ant is wise and he has discernment. Proverbs 6:9-11, “How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?” This is how you become a sluggard in a certain area. How do you gain 20 pounds? One M&M at a time. “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folder of the hands to rest, then your poverty will come in like a drifter and your need like an armed man.” Realize that when you’re a sluggard, you are deceitful. You deceive yourself and you lose strength. You begin to say, “I’ll just chill a little bit on the diet, a little bit with the workout, a little bit with the right friends, a little bit with my entertainment choices.” Out of nowhere, you’ll lose your strength. The Bible goes on to say that if you’re a sluggard in a certain area, literally a hedge of thorns will be built around you. Proverbs 15:19, “The way of the slothful man is a hedge of thorns but the way of the righteous is made plain.” So if I choose the way of the University of Ant, if I have wisdom, if I have discernment, if I am diligent, if I’m making the right decisions, my way is plain. But if I’m acting like a fool, there will be a hedge of thorns around me. Sounds uncomfortable, doesn’t it? Proverbs 26:15 “A lazy one (sluggard) buries his hand in the dish; he is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.” That’s the person who’s leaning against the wall, hands in the pocket, who’s so lazy he wants to be spoon-fed. God is a working God! He worked in creation. After he finished his work he said, “It’s very good.” This is God! A sense of accomplishment! You’ll never have dignity until you do something productive. Take some responsibility and work! Make the decision and God will grant you wisdom. You’ll have diligence, self-esteem, and dignity. You’ll have the discernment to see what God has that he wants you to do. And the Bible says, too, that if you work, there will be a payoff, including a financial payoff. Are You Diligent? Look at the following areas and ask God to show you if you are slothful in the following areas: The church. What are you doing with the only thing that Jesus gave his life for. What are you doing for the church? One day we’re all going to be held accountable for what we did with the bride of Christ, the church. What are you doing with the church? Are you serving? Are you diligent with your attendance and with your resources? Dating/Marriage. Are you single and living with someone? The Bible says that’s committing cosmic treason before God. You’re not supposed to play house. If you’re married, are you continuing to date your spouse? Entertainment choices. What are you letting into your mind? Has porn gotten a hold of you? If so, you need help right now. Too many lives and marriages are being ruined by porn. Friends. Are your friends the right THEY? T-are they touch and tender? H-are they holy and honest? E- are they encouraging and exciting? Y-are they yielded to God and to you? Your best friends are people you’ll meet at church. Jesus. Maybe you’ve put off and you’ve been a sluggard in the most important area, your relationship with Jesus. You know, there was a king in the Bible one day that had an opportunity to get his life right with Jesus. The apostle Paul preached to him. And you know what he said after he heard Saint Paul’s message? “Hey, I’ll call for you at a more convenient time.” He never had the convenient time again. He was a sluggard and his sluggardness led him to Hell. So you can either put off the most important decision you can ever make, which is knowing Christ personally. You can be a spiritual sluggard. Have you made that decision? Follow #EdYoung​ on social Ed Young Facebook: http://bit.ly/EdYoungFB Ed Young Instagram: http://bit.ly/EdYoungIG Ed Young Twitter: http://bit.ly/EdYoungTW https://www.fellowshipchurch.com/ https://www.fellowshipchurch.com/locations/frisco https://www.fellowshipchurch.com/locations/dallas https://www.fellowshipchurch.com/locations/fort-worth

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